I know you’re here.
I know you’re here. is an interactive piece created for the Exploded Comic section of ISCO. The inspiration for the piece was three sequential words: LOSE, SEARCH, FIND. It is about that one thing (such as an idea, a memory, a word) that gets lost in one’s mind and his/her struggle to find it among lots of others -relevant or irrelevant. It is an attempt to simulate the search into one’s mind, while not knowing exactly where to look at or what it is that s/he is searching for. The comic is composed of three frames of three actions:
1st frame: LOSE - Lose a white bean in a jar full of black beans.
2nd frame: SEARCH - Search for the white bean inside a black sac.
3rd frame: FIND - Find the white bean without looking inside the sac.
Click on the image below to watch the animation.
The project wasn’t as successful as I’d like it to be, because the interaction I tried to get from my classmates didn’t really work. The first thing people did was to dig into the black sac, that was the second frame in the comic. After that, they went back to the first frame, hesitantly opening the jar. The next two actions were then completed as I desired.
Also, the title of the piece wasn’t very well taken. The majority thought it was better to name it as I know it is here. The placement of the title above the third frame also confused people. The second time round, I’d probably place the title not on top of the table but on the wall next to the piece.
